When I mentioned my interests to my mentor Simon he suggested that I researched the photographer Cartier- Bresson as his main focus is capturing live moments of people's lives ( in a similar style to my own photography). By researching some of Bresson's work he has become the main stimulus and inspiration for my project.
Some of Bresson's work:
This image caught my eye as it captures the love and affection in the two people's eyes. This photograph not only shows the two people's emotions but by capturing this way it creates a nostalgic feeling to the image.
I liked this image as it captures the people in the act; a literal image taken from life. The Women's hair and dress represent the 1950/60s giving this photograph the same nostalgic theme as the previous image.
Like the first image, this too captures the emotion of love and affection through the people's physicality. It creates nostalgia by using the emotion to trigger emotional memories to the viewer.
This image caught my eye as it not only creates the theme of nostalgia but it also captures childhood innocence in the act. - like the second image it is taken in the act; no one knows whats happened before or after but only at this moment in time.
All of these images have helped to inspire me further to take some images of my own. By using Bresson as my inspiration and stimulus I will enforce the themes of emotion, innocence and nostalgia into my own images.
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